Chapter 5

Author's Notes: Okay, now comes some more romance and hopefully I'll get most of the upcoming locations right. I may just say things in general since I don't know the places well, and I'm sorry because of that. I'm a visual learner, so I can't always do things just by reading about it. I need to see it. But hopefully this will be good. This chapter, however, will start with Maynott.

Maynott and Officer Clavel were to go on a stroll that morning, a daily routine set up for Maynott to make sure he got some fresh air, which would hopefully clear his head. But today would be different. Maynott had picked the lock that attached him to his bed, and had picked the lock on the door to his room. Next he had gone to where Officer Clavel was staying and grabbed his gun before leaving.

Now, wearing the best suit he had left and grabbing what money he had, he ran a few blocks, evading officers on their early morning patrol, and went to Lucille's house. He could hear voices inside the house and stayed in the shadows of an alley as Frank and Lucille stepped out. It was then that he noticed the beautiful white carriage. "You certainly overdid it." Lucille said.

The giant flea shrugged, "I wanted it to be perfect." Maynott was surprised; he didn't know the flea could talk. Or what this new? He continued to watch and listen as Frank helped Lucille into the carriage and then carefully went inside himself. Maynott heard a tapping a few seconds after the door to the carriage had closed. He waited till the carriage had started to leave and was finally out of sight before he quickly made his way into Lucille's house, opening the door without the need to pick the lock.

Searching around, he found little that he could use to find out where they were going. That is…until he had gotten to the room Frank was staying in. There he saw the brochure for Versailles Park. Seeing this, he made his way over, grabbed it, and smiled. It was a brochure all about the park. So that's where they were going. Good! He would travel on foot since anything else would attract attention and perhaps stop on the way to enjoy the scenes.

Perfect!

It had only taken a while, Frank wasn't sure how long, to get to the Versailles Park. And Lucille had fallen asleep, not having had enough time to sleep. Had she had nightmares? Was she okay? Frank's thoughts were interrupted by the slow stopping of the carriage. Frank looked outside and smiled at the beauty that was before him. He opened the door, got out carefully, and then looked at Lucille.

"Lucille?" He called her name softly. She mumbled something incoherent and then mumbled, "Not now, I'm almost done with the pancakes." Frank couldn't help but chuckle at her cuteness. He smiled down at her, "You want pancakes? I'm sure we can get some in a few minutes. But first you must wake up." When she didn't hear him and continued to sleep, he decided that carrying her was the only solution.

Picking her up carefully, he lifted her out of the carriage. Her eyes flew open, "What!" She hesitated as she looked at Frank, "Oh!" The giant flea was still smiling as he said, "Good afternoon, Sleeping Beauty!" Lucille blushed and asked, "Where are we?" Instead of answering, Frank asked, "Can you stand?" She nodded, now annoyed that he wouldn't answer her.

"Then…" He said as he put her down and motioned for her to look around them, "Welcome to Versailles Park!" She gasped, "This is where you were planning to take me?" She had always wanted to come here. But she never had the time nor would her aunt ever take her. She smiled at Frank who was thanking the driver whom he had already paid for the trip. The bags that Frank had taken on the trip were in his right hands.

Once the driver had left, Frank brought Lucille to the Trianon Palace about one block away. It was definitely big and beautiful, but also very grand. Lucille wondered how Frank had afforded this. "It's so beautiful," Lucille mumbled dreamily as they walked through the lobby. Frank smiled, his plan was working perfectly. All he had to do was make sure Lucille stayed happy.

The woman at the front immediately recognized Frank as the flea who had been very well-known and popular throughout Paris. "Are you Frank and Lucille?" She asked. The two nodded in unison. The receptionist smiled, "Welcome to Trianon Palace. I'm Julie Sagnier. If there's anything I can do to help make your stay even better, please let me know."

She handed them a brochure that had a folder with two keys in it. "You're room is facing the garden. Please come with me. I'll show you the way." Lucille smiled at the word garden. Frank knew she would. He had gotten that room on purpose. Smiling with his angel, Frank walked after Julie with one set of arms around Lucille shoulder. When they reached the room, Julie stepped aside, "Enjoy your stay." The couple said their thank you and went inside.

Once inside with the door closed, Lucille took in the sight. The first thing she noticed was there was only one bed. She blinked as this registered, "One bed?" Frank grinned sheepishly, "The only way I could get us in was for it to be one bed…a large one, though! I'll stay on my side…promise." Lucille turned to him, smiled, and then laughed, "You are so sweet. Thank you for this."

Frank smiled back and bent down to embrace her. The warm feeling was almost overwhelming this time. He lifted her up as their kiss deepened. He stepped backward and brought her to the bed where he sat down with her on his lap. When the kiss ended, Lucille laughed, "What are you trying to do?" Frank looked around him and finally answered, "Sit…I think?" Lucille, knowing a concept that usually required a bed that Frank was only slightly aware of merely by instinct, shook her head. "So, you just wanted to sit? You didn't want anything more?"

Frank clearly didn't understand, and he showed that by tilting his head while wearing a cute yet confused expression. "What do you mean?" He asked, curiosity getting the better of him. Lucille, who finally realized he had no idea about how this kind of thing worked with humans, shook her head and waved it away, "Never mind. Forget it."

But as she tried to pull away, Frank pulled her back – carefully. "Tell me…" He whispered in her ear. Lucille blushed as she realized she wasn't getting out of this. He was just too curious a flea. She looked around and noticed the clock read past 5:00PM. She sighed. Taking on the challenge to explain the concept of sex slowly, she asked, "Do you know the word sex?" She blushed harder.

Frank had heard the word, but he had never known what it meant. All he knew was, "It's something that goes with love, right?" She nodded, "I guess your word would be mate, though, not sex." As soon as she had uttered the magic word, his cheek blushed brightly. So that was what she meant? But…why? Not looking up at Frank, Lucille explained why she had brought it up, "Humans…mate in a bed. Or at least, it's the traditional way. So I just assumed – I'm sorry, I didn't mean to create such an awkward situation!"

She tried to get up again, but Frank pulled her back again, holding her even closer this time. She looked up at him. "Yes?" But he didn't respond with words. Instead, he took off his gloves and through them aside. Taking his two lower arms out of his jacket, he held her close while the other two arms stroked her face.

Lucille enjoyed with soft feeling of his touch against her cheek. She enjoyed it so much that she welcomed it, holding him close to her. Their lips met again, but they didn't part quite as quickly as the first time. And they didn't let go until a few hours later. That afternoon and early evening was full of love, bliss, and comfort…for both of them.

Lucille and Frank were definitely meant for each other.

End Comments: Sorry for the shortness, I just wanted to end it at the sex part – lol. I don't know how fleas mate, so I didn't go into detail. But I tried to make it obvious that they did have sex. I hope this chapter doesn't throw you off. It pretty much sets up the story for a sequel – if you get my meaning. Anyways, I hope you are enjoying this as much as I enjoy writing it. I feel like the story is almost done, but I'm not sure. There's a big event coming and Maynott is going to be a part of it obviously because I already pretty much revealed that. You'll just have to wait and see. But yes, I am planning a sequel. Hope you're enjoying this! And if you didn't know, the reason it sometimes takes me a while to upload is also because I edit each chapter. Okay, R&R with Constructive Criticism!